UNIT11-TEST 1

UNIT 11

TEST 1

I. PRONUNCIATION

Choose the words that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.

1. a. exhaust b. source c. enormous d. cause

2. a. sun b. solar c. safe d. sure

3. a. heat b. great c. release d. reach

4. a. geothermal b. power c. solar d. hydro

5. a. polluted b. consume c. nuclear d. fuel

II. LANGUAGE FOCUS

A. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence or substitutes for the underlined word or

phrase.

6. The amount of solar energy that reaches the earth depends ______ the atmosphere.

a. to b. in c. on d. with

7. The natural environment consists ______ all natural resources.

a. in b. of c. to d. on

8. Solar energy can be changed ______ electricity.

a. in b. to c. into d. for

9. Oil, coal and natural gas are ______ fuels made from decayed material from animal or plants.

a. unleaded b. smokeless c. solid d. fossil

10. A nuclear reactor releases ______ which is dangerous to the environment.

a. radiation b. heat c. energy d. carbon dioxide

11. We could make better ______ of our energy resources.

a. spend b. use c. need d. limit

12. The government has spent £1 million on an advertising ______ to encourage energy conservation.

a. campaign b. promotion c. operation d. enterprise

13. All fossil fuels are ______ resources that cannot be replaced after use.

a. unlimited b. renewable c. available d. non-renewable

14. Solar energy is not only plentiful and infinite but also clean and safe.

a. boundless b. unlimited c. uncountable d. inflexible

15. Many newer cars have a much lower fuel ______.

a. consuming b. consumer c. consumation d. consumption

B. Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d that best completes the sentence.

16. Nellie Ross of Wyoming was the first woman ______ governor in the United States.

a. who elected b. to be elected c. was elected d. her election as

17. Pioneers, ______ in isolated areas of the United States, were almost totally self-sufficient.

a. who living b. living c. lived d. that Iived

18. Completed in 1756, Nassau Hall is the oldest building now ______ on the campus of Princeton University. .

a. standing b. it stands c. has stood d. stood

19. Jerome Kern's most famous work is Showboat, ______ , most enduring musical comedies.

a. it is one of the finest b. of the finest one

c. the finest one d. one of the finest

20. ______ in large quantities in the Middle East, oil became known as black gold because of the large profit it brought.

a. Discovering b. which was discovered

c. Discovered d. That when discovered

21. Neil Armstrong, ______ person to set foot on the moon, reported that the surface was fine and powdery.

a. the first b. to be the first c. was the first d. as the first

22. The Massachusetts State House, ______ in 1798, was the most distinguished building in the United States at that time.

a. completing b. which was completed

c. was completed d. to be completed

23. Lady Astor was the first woman ______ her seat in Parliament.

a. take b. to take c. taking d. who takes

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